No.674Gen 6 (Kalos)
Pancham in Japanese
ヤンチャム
Yanchamu
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ヤya
ンn
チャcha
ムmu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Wanting to make sure it’s taken seriously, Pancham’s always giving others a glare. But if it’s not focusing, it ends up smiling.真剣に見てもらおうと睨むが、集中していないとすぐ笑ってしまう。
The Japanese text is a translation of the English entry, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana. Try to spot the katakana words!
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